CVE-2019-5214 Use after free in Huawei Mate10

Medium 5.5 Published 6 Jun 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A use-after-free flaw in Huawei Mate10 drivers allows attackers to cause denial of service by tricking users into installing malicious applications.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-5214?

CVE-2019-5214 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Huawei Mate10, published on 6 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

There is a use after free vulnerability on certain driver component in Huawei Mate10 smartphones versions earlier than ALP-AL00B 9.0.0.167(C00E85R2P20T8). An attacker tricks the user into installing a malicious application, which make the software to reference memory after it has been freed. Successful exploit could cause a denial of service condition.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5214?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Mate 10 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5214?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2019-5214 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5214 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q2cv-8m5w-p6f2.